Western Genre Essay

The Western Hero In the world of westerns, the hero is obvious. Above anything else, they are brave and courageous. Often they have no attachments to family. Furthermore, the Western hero is emphatically not part of civilization or society, though society may need him. In the classic film High Noon directed by Fred Zinneman, Will Kane appears to follow the role of a ‘western hero’, however, as the film progresses its characters diversify. Everything about Will Kane shouts hero. William meaning

The UK is not a place one thinks of producing westerns. In fact there have only ever been two made entirely on the island that once ruled the world. Blood Moon is one of those, not sure what the other was-sign of poor journalism. On the other hand, wearwolves is something we do associate the English with---Wearwolves of London anyone's?--- This is where Blood Moon falls, a genre mashup for John Wayne/John Landis fan in all of us. Like many westerns, the flick starts out with a stranger (veteran

The western movie I pick is John Ford’s movie Stagecoach (1939). The movie is about a group of people traveling together by stagecoach from the town Tonto to Lordsburg. The people traveling together are a diverse group of people. All of them have the specific motivation for going, but they all share the same goal reaching to Lordsburg. The characters are Dallas who’s a prostitute, Mrs. Lucy Mallory who is the wife of the Army Cavalry officer, Ellsworth Henry Gatewood who is a banker, Hatfield who

in most Westerns creates a tone for a more contemporary version of the popularized American Westerns intertwined with a bit of thriller in the ‘Tracked’ scene of the 2007 Coen Brothers’ film, No Country for Old Men. I will prove that said scene establishes new aspects against the traditional westerns known internationally by incorporating Rick Altman’s analysis of semantic and syntactic themes in film genre in order to demonstrate the relationship between categorizing the film as a Western and finding

Mel Brooks’ satirical western comedy Blazing Saddles is the movie that changes a genre, by heavily making fun of it. From the start there is that initial good guy and bad guy mentality, with the hero ultimately saving the day. A wealthy white man wants to grab a spot of land to build his railroad through, however there is a town in the way. He sets forth to taking the town until two unlikely heroes come to the rescue and wittingly save the day. Ultimately throughout the plot there are hilarious commentaries

bringing justice to those who are evil. Munny has changed from the vicious murderer he was in the past and now wishes to bring justice to evil men who harmed the innocent prostitute Delilah and his friend Ned. The film is not quite the traditional Western film by any means as Eastwood’s character Will Munny has not always been a moral man. Nevertheless, Will Munny through the use of violence sets out to balance out the battle of good and evil by seeing that evil men get what is coming to them, even

enjoy reading, cannot obtain access to books, or are not finding the right genre or book for them. In order to create something that will help people find out what genre best fits them, they need to learn about the book categories, decide which one best fits their personality, and answer questions to finalize their choice, so they can find their genres easier. A way to make reading more fun is to learn about the book genres before reading them. For example, legends are stories based on history. The

The stasis of High Noon is introduced through the opening scene at the outskirts of Hadleyville in the plains and the film is shot in a high contrast black and white. It is in the morning and the sun is high in the clear sky. In the dry plains, seemingly located in the middle of nowhere, we see the cowboy James Pierce with his horse, who waits on top of a rock, near several trees. In the distance, we see another cowboy, Jack Colby, riding his horse through the plains towards the waiting cowboy. Jack

'Stagecoach' In 1939 John Ford masterminded a classical western film by the name of Stagecoach. This film has the integrity of a fine work of art. Being that it could be considered a work of art, the impression left on a viewing audience could differ relying on the audience's demographics. However, it is conceivable to all audiences that Ford delivers a cast of characters that are built on stereotypes and perceptions conjured from 'B' westerns that preceded this film's time. Each character is introduced

– Even Heroes Need a Little Romance A hardened cowboy on a tough horse who is not afraid of killing is an image one might conjure when visualizing the Western genre. However, an essential part of every Western story lies behind the wall put up by every cowboy. The romance between the hero and the heroine is worked into many, if not all, Western novels. This romance acts as a savior to both the hero and the heroine in Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) written by Zane Grey and Stagecoach (1939) directed